Rondout Creek fishing

Fishing at Rondout Creek has Brook Trout, Brown Trout, and Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 8.3 times a year since 2011, most often in April and May. Species guides list dawn, day, and dusk for Brook Trout and Brown Trout and dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout.

Last stocked

April 1, 2025

Plants on record

125

Since 2011

Species recorded

3

Average size

10.4 in

Elevation

0 ft

Access and facts

Nearest town
Kingston
Boat ramp
Yes
ADA accessible
No

DEC-listed public unimproved trailer launch on Rondout Creek in Kingston. Parking for 5 cars and trailers.

Sources: access , shore_notes , nearest_town , fishing_notes , watch_outs

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How Rondout Creek is stocked

The first plant of the year usually falls in the first week of April. In 2025 it was April 1, 2025, about when it usually is.

Ashokan Reservoir East Basin (10.5 mi) was stocked more recently. Ashokan Reservoir East Basin is also stocked with Brown Trout.

Fish at Rondout Creek

Fishing Rondout Creek is most likely to be for Brown Trout. Brown Trout accounts for 92 of 125 plants on record, ahead of Brook Trout and one more.

Brown Trout 92 plants
Plants
92 of 125
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
11 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brown Trout guide.

Brook Trout 18 plants
Plants
18 of 125
Last stocked
May 1, 2019
Average length
8.4 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Brook Trout guide.

Rainbow Trout 15 plants
Plants
15 of 125
Last stocked
April 1, 2025
Average length
9 in

Seasons and rigs are on the Rainbow Trout guide.

Fishing Rondout Creek

Rondout Creek is important for fishing and other recreational opportunities. The headwaters are considered one of the Catskills' popular trout streams. Fly-fishermen can be seen here during the season. Public access is available because of protected areas on both sides of the creek.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

What to watch for

It goes over the spectacular waterfall that gives the community its name, just below NY 213. These were the subject of controversy in recent years, since they were considered both a popular swimming hole and an attractive nuisance.

Fish stocked per year

  • 8,5102011
  • 8,8302012
  • 8,8902013
  • 8,6602014
  • 8,7002015
  • 8,4302016
  • 10,6602017
  • 7,5302018
  • 10,5502019
  • 6,1702020
  • 5,1502021
  • 5,1502022
  • 5,1502023
  • 5,1702024
  • 6,3002025

Stocking history

Showing 15 of 125 plants Showing 125 plants

Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 20 12.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 160 7.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 1,000 7.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 170 12.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Brown Trout 490 12.1 in report
April 1, 2025 Rainbow Trout 4,460 8.9 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 370 13.8 in report
April 1, 2024 Rainbow Trout 3,160 9.1 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 1,470 8.3 in report
April 1, 2024 Brown Trout 170 13.8 in report
April 1, 2023 Rainbow Trout 3,170 9.4 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 350 10.8 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 1,470 8.9 in report
April 1, 2023 Brown Trout 160 10.8 in report
April 1, 2022 Rainbow Trout 3,170 9 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 510 13 in report
April 1, 2022 Brown Trout 1,470 9 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 1,470 8.8 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 160 13.4 in report
April 1, 2021 Brown Trout 350 13.4 in report
April 1, 2021 Rainbow Trout 3,170 8.9 in report
May 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,000 9.2 in report
April 1, 2020 Rainbow Trout 1,240 8.6 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 560 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 240 13.5 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,360 9 in report
April 1, 2020 Brown Trout 1,770 9 in report
June 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,750 9.2 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 120 13.4 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 170 13.4 in report
May 1, 2019 Brown Trout 660 9 in report
May 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,500 7.4 in report
April 1, 2019 Rainbow Trout 1,650 9 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 390 13.3 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 120 13.3 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,460 8.8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brown Trout 1,330 8.8 in report
April 1, 2019 Brook Trout 1,400 7.4 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 120 13.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 170 13.1 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 650 9.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brown Trout 300 9.2 in report
May 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,500 8.4 in report
April 1, 2018 Rainbow Trout 1,440 9 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 120 12.9 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 390 12.9 in report
April 1, 2018 Brown Trout 1,440 9.2 in report
April 1, 2018 Brook Trout 1,400 8.4 in report
June 1, 2017 Brown Trout 800 9.1 in report
June 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,000 9.1 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 170 13 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 120 13 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 290 8.6 in report
May 1, 2017 Brown Trout 620 8.6 in report
May 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,500 9 in report
April 1, 2017 Rainbow Trout 1,650 9.1 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 390 13.1 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 120 13.1 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,240 8.9 in report
April 1, 2017 Brown Trout 1,360 8.9 in report
April 1, 2017 Brook Trout 1,400 9 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 170 13.8 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 120 13.8 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 300 9.1 in report
May 1, 2016 Brown Trout 650 9.1 in report
May 1, 2016 Brook Trout 1,200 8.2 in report
April 1, 2016 Rainbow Trout 1,650 9.1 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 120 13.7 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 390 13.7 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,420 8.9 in report
April 1, 2016 Brown Trout 1,290 8.9 in report
April 1, 2016 Brook Trout 1,120 8.2 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 170 12.8 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 120 12.8 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 300 8.7 in report
May 1, 2015 Brown Trout 640 8.7 in report
May 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,360 8 in report
April 1, 2015 Rainbow Trout 1,650 9 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 390 12.9 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 120 12.9 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,280 8.3 in report
April 1, 2015 Brown Trout 1,410 8.3 in report
April 1, 2015 Brook Trout 1,260 8 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 120 13.6 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 170 13.6 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 300 9.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Brown Trout 650 9.1 in report
May 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,500 8.4 in report
April 1, 2014 Rainbow Trout 1,300 8.9 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 390 13.7 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 120 13.7 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,420 8.6 in report
April 1, 2014 Brown Trout 1,290 8.6 in report
April 1, 2014 Brook Trout 1,400 8.4 in report
May 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 2,000 9 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 170 13.4 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 120 13.4 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 550 9.2 in report
May 1, 2013 Brown Trout 250 9.2 in report
May 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,500 8.9 in report
April 1, 2013 Rainbow Trout 1,300 9 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 390 13.3 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 120 13.3 in report
April 1, 2013 Brown Trout 1,090 8.7 in report
April 1, 2013 Brook Trout 1,400 8.9 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 170 13 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 120 13 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 670 8.8 in report
May 1, 2012 Brown Trout 310 8.8 in report
May 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,440 8.6 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 390 13.6 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 120 13.6 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 2,930 8.8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brown Trout 1,330 8.8 in report
April 1, 2012 Brook Trout 1,350 8.6 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 120 13.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 170 13.3 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 640 8.6 in report
May 1, 2011 Brown Trout 300 8.6 in report
May 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,400 8.8 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 120 13.2 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 390 13.2 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 1,270 8.6 in report
April 1, 2011 Brown Trout 2,790 8.6 in report
April 1, 2011 Brook Trout 1,310 8.8 in report
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Species stocked here

Depth-by-season, top lures, and bait notes for each species stocked here are on its own species guide, linked above.

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